FC Heber came out with another position regarding the referee's decisions during the team's last three away games in Vratsa, Plovdiv (against FC Krumovgrad) and Sofia (Slavia), reported BTA.
The club from Pazardzhik feels damaged by the referee's decisions and applied the referees' mistakes by the minute.
„We would like to inform the football public about a long-standing problem in Bulgarian football, namely refereeing.
We are convinced that many of the clubs have suffered. It is time to take real measures so that this great handicap is eliminated so that Bulgarian football can develop. We strongly hope that we will be heard and our voice will not be left in the wilderness.
*Botev Vratsa - Heber - 30.03.2024
11 m. First penalty in Vratsa – the referee is very far from the situation, the opposing player takes the ball with his hand, there is a "body to body" duel.
22 m. The second penalty in Vratsa – our player plays with the ball, obviously, there is no contact with the Botev player, there is a clear simulation of the Botev player (Vratsa).
33 m. Penalty situation against Oleksiy Zbun - if the other two situations are penalties for Vratsa, this is much more so.
*Krumovgrad - Heber 04/03/2024
44 m. First yellow card for number 17 from Krumovgrad – given.
55 m. Second yellow card for number 17 from Krumovgrad – saved (kick in the face of our player).
In the second half, the VAR intervened 3 times for 3 goals and 3 times medical assistance to players from Krumovgrad – total 5:58 min, separately 5 stops for changes and another one for medical attention of our player – together all this adds up to a minimum of 8 minutes of wasted time. The referee gave only 3 minutes!
*Slavia - Heber - 13.04.2024
66 m. Disallowed goal against Heber's Slavia.
77 m. Slavia's second goal after an obvious foul against our player.
88 m. Saved yellow card on number 6 from Slavia.
99 m. Saved yellow card on number 6 from Slavia.
For the second saved card, the referee justifies himself by saying that an advantage was given, but in the match with Krumovgrad we have 3 such yellow cards given to Krumovgrad players after advantages!
We also attach a video of the penalty against Slavia in Pazardzhik from the fall, what claims the president of Slavia made after the match in Sofia!!! Also a video of the situation with the disallowed goal of Slavia at the beginning of the match 5 days ago, proving that the goal was completely justly disallowed!!!“, wrote Hebar Pazardzhik.